HBS - Bone Quiz Study Guide

Carpal - The bones that form your wrist.

Clavicle - The bones that form your collarbone.

Femur - Thigh bone

Fibula - Thin bone positioned alongside the shin.

Frontal Bone - Front part of brain

Humerous - Long bone of the upper arm.

Mandible - The largest and strongest bone in the face forms the lower part of the jaw.

Maxilla - The bones that form the upper part of the jaw.

Metacarpals - Palm bones.

Metatarpals - Five long bones in the mid foot.

Parietal Bone - Bones that form the part of the side and top of the head.

Occipital Bone - Back of the brain.

Patella - Kneecap.

Pelvic Girdle - Bones that form the hip.

Phalanges - The bones of your fingers and toes.

Radius - One of the long bones of the forearms that aligns with the thumb.

Rib Cage - Bony frame formed by ribs around the chest.

Scapula - Shoulder blades.

Sphenoid - Central base of the cranium.

Sternum - Bone in the middle of the chest.

Tarsals - Seven short bones located in the foot near the ankle area.

Temporal - Bone which forms the side of the skull.

Tibia - Shin bone.

Ulna - One of the bones located in the forearm that aligns with the pinkie.

Vertebral Column - Spine.

Zygomatic - Bone located in the upper side of the face that forms the cheek and part of the eye socket.

Compact Bone - Robust and heavy structure.

Spongy Bone - Soft and smooth structure.

Long Bone - A bone that is long and consists of a shaft and two ends.

Short Bone - A bone that is roughly shaped as a cube.

Irregular Bone - A bone that doesn't fit any of the bone descriptions.

Flat Bone - A bone that's flat.

Yellow Marrow - Is where blood or white cells are produced.

Diaphysis - Middle section of the long bone. (Shaft)

Epiphysis - End of the long bone.

Metaphysis - Middle section of the end bones.

Periosteum - layer of fibrous tissue that covers the bone.

Medullary - Hollow part of the bone.

Female Pelvis - Wide and shorter structure.

Male Pelvis - Narrow and taller structure.